A historic Buddhist temple burned to the ground and a UNESCO-listed village was ordered to evacuate as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires, which are tearing across the country's ...

Iwaya-ji Temple, Shikoku's 45th pilgrimage site, is a sacred mountain temple known for its dramatic rock formations and serene atmosphere. Situated 700 meters above sea level, the temple appears ...

ANDONG, South Korea (AFP): At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple ...

1000 year old Temple consumed by wildfire Thousand-year-old Unramsa Temple on Cheondeungsan Mountain South Korea, was completely destroyed by a forest fire yesterday. It quickly spread due to ...